Loose-leaf book.



J. J. NOONAN.

LOOSE LEAF BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED 0M. 20. 1913.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETE S cD., PHOm-LITHQ. WASHING ION, D. C.

UNI ED STATES; PATENT OFFICE-t JOHN aivoonaivyor 'sr. Louis; irIssoURI.

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To all whom it mag concerns I Be it known that I, JOH NOONAN, a citizen of the United States of America, and

a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loose-Leaf Books,

of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghadto the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification. I I i My invention relates to a loose/leaf book and one ofthe objects is to produce an improved book of this kind having a book section adapted to receive loose leaves on both OfltS sides, and cover sections movable to cover either one or bothfsides of said book section. The loose leaf holder is preferably so constructed thatthe leaves on one side of the book section may be readily transferred to 'the other side of said section, and the cover sections maybe shifted to expose the leaves ateither side of said book section.

Another object of the invention is to provide a strong, simple and inexpensive loose leaf-holder. Figure I is an elevation looking toward the edges of the book sections, showing said sec tions unfolded. ,Fig. II is a perspective view showing the booksections folded tov cover the loose leaves at one side oftheinner section and to expose the loose 'leave's at the I opposite side of sald inner sectlon'. Fig. III is a perspective view showing the book sections folded to expose the leaves that are coveredin Fig. II. Fig. IV is an enlarged vertical section illustrating the upper end of the inner book section, and the loose leaf holder secured to said section.

In the accompanying drawingsz'l designates an inner book section, preferably made of stiff material serving as a backing for the loose leaves. A back cover section 2 is hinged at 3, (Fig. I), to the lower end of the inner section, and a frontcover sec tion 4: is hinged at 5 to the lower end of the back cover section 2.

Briefly stated, my book preferably includes an intermediate section 2 and end sections 1 and 4 hinged to the ends of said sides of said section and extending over the upper edge thereof. The upper margin of the inner section 1 is preferably a sheet metal member bent to form a housing hav- "Specification ofIietters Patent.

I opposing walls 8 and 9, the free end 10 of said sheet metal member being located directly abovethe main body portion of the inner section 1. [Each of theavalls 8 and 'isp-rovided with an aperture for the recep- "tion' vofa finger member and the rigid fin- Lger member 7 extends through both of said apertures, said rigid finger member being rigidlysecured in position byupsetting its end against the wall 9. The'rigid finger member is provided with a shoulder 11 engaging the wall 8. The movable finger 6. extends through the aperture'in the wall 9 and is secured to the sheet metal housing by the upset end of the finger 7 which lies in "the upperportion of the aperture in wall 9.

g The archedffingers 6 and 7 engage each toward and'away from the finger 7. The finger member 6 is formed with a curved paper holding finger: and ,an inclined latch finger 11, said member being offset to produce an abutment shoulder 13 which lies between the inclined latch finger and the curved paper holding finger. The inclined latch "finger 14 and the abutment shoulder 13 are interposed between .and closelv fitted to the housingwalls 8 and 9. When the finger member 6 is movedfrom the position shown in full lines, Fig. IV, to the position shown in dotted lines, the inclined end portion of said'finger swings between the walls 8 and 9, thereby spreading said walls, the wall 9 being yieldable to permit the finger to rock and to hold the finger in either of the positions shown in Fig. IV. The wall 9 engages the shoulder 13 to serve as a fulcrum for the movable finger member 6.

The loose leaves are perforated to receive the arched fingers and while held by these fingers the leaves may be transferred from one side of the innerbook section 1 to the other side thereof. The'cover sections 2 and 4 may be moved from the position, shown in full lines Fig. I, to the position shown in dotted lines, thereby covering the leaves 15 and permitting the leaves 16 to be exposed by lifting the cover section 4:. Or, if desired, the cover sections may be shifted to cover the leaves 16 and uncover the leaves 15. The arched fingers 6 and 7 extend from both sides of the inner book section 1, so that the leaves on both sides of said section are properly supported for writing purposes.

The blank leaves may be initially sup- 7 I v Patented Nov. 3, 1914. Application fild Octo ber 20,1913. "Serial No. 796,112.

other @0112, and the finger 6 is movable ported at one side of the inner book member 1 and afterward transferred, as used, to the opposite side thereof for future reference. When so used, the transferred leaves 15 shown in Fig. II will be found in their numerical or chronological order by shifting the parts from the position shown in Fig. II to the position shown in Fig. III. The top leaf shown in Fig. III is the first leaf transferred, and the remaining leaves follow in their proper order.

I claim:

1. A loose leaf book comprising an inner section 1 provided with loose leaf supports in the form of arched fingers extending around one of its edges and adaptedto support loose leaves on one or both sides of said inner section, and adapted to hold the leaves while they are being transferred from one to the other side of said inner section; aback cover section 2 hinged to the lower edge of said inner section 1, a front cover section 4: hinged to the lower edge of said back cover section 2, the backcover section being arranged directly between the inner section and the front cover section when the sections are unfolded so that the two cover sections may be shifted to cover the leaves at either side or both sides of said inner section, or to expose the leaves at eitherside or both sides of said innersection.

2. A loose leaf book comprising an inner section provided with a loose leaf holder adapted to hold loose leaves at both sides of said inner section and adapted to hold said loose leaves while they are being transferred around an edge of sald inner section; combmed with a back cover section hinged to an edge of said inner section, and a front cover section hinged to said back cover section, the back cover section being so connected to the inner section that the said front and back cover sections may be shifted to cover the leaves at either side or both sides of said inner section or to expose the leaves at either side or both sides of said innerv section.

A loose leaf holder comprising a support provided with opposing walls one of which is yieldable, each of said walls having c an aperture for the reception of a finger, a

movable finger extending through and loosely mounted in one of said apertures, and a fixed finger extending through both of said apertures and rigidly secured to said support, the said fixed finger being arranged in the aperture containing the movable finger so as to serve as means for securing said movable finger to said support.

l. A loose leaf holder comprising finger members one of which is movable, a support for said finger members provided with an aperture in which the movable finger member is mounted, said movable finger member consisting of a paper holding finger and an inclined latch finger extending therefrom, and the said movable finger member being offset to produce an abutment which lies between the latch finger and the paper holding finger, and said support being provided with a fulcrum adapted to be engaged by said abutment.

JOHN J. NOONAN.

In the presence of- CHR- Gr. KUEBLER, HEoToR E. DASMEFOS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington- D. G, 

